East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Benares Mint: First phase, silver Rupees (3), in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1192h, yr 17 [1778-9], sikka zad bar haft kishwar saya fazl ilah hami din muhammad shah alam badshah [defender of the religion of Muhammad, Shah ‘Alam emperor, shadow of the divine favour, put his stamp on the seven climes], fish and sun symbols, differentiating or darogah mark B, rev. zarb muhammadabad banaras sanah 17 julus maimanat manus [struck at Muhammadabad Benares in the 17th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], 11.17g/2h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; Stevens 7.29; KM. 40.1); 1194h, yrs 17/21 [January-April 1780], similar but differentiating or darogah mark A, 11.14g/4h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; Stevens 7.35; KM. 40.1); 1194h, yrs 17/22 [April-December 1780], similar, differentiating or darogah mark A, 11.20g/10h (Prid. 224 [not in Sale]; Stevens 7.36; KM. 40.1) [3]. First about extremely fine but test marks on obverse, others very fine and better £80-£100

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